Food recall: Hill Country Fare Chunk Light Tuna in pure vegetable oil NET WT. 5 OZ (142g) packaged in a metal can.
Class II FDA enforcement event 73576. Recall start date: . Status in the FDA record: Terminated. Termination date: .
Reason for recall, in the words of FDA
The product may have been under processed.
Class II, in the words of FDA
a situation in which use of or exposure to a violative product may cause temporary or medically reversible adverse health consequences or where the probability of serious adverse health consequences is remote
HEB Retail Support Center started this food recall on 16 Mar 2016. The firm address in the FDA record is in San Antonio, TX. FDA put the recall in Class II. FDA event 73576 has 1 product record. The first FDA enforcement report date is 27 Apr 2016. The record gives the status Terminated, with the termination date 23 Nov 2016.
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Distribution
In the words of FDA.
Texas
Recalling firm
HEB Retail Support Center, San Antonio, TX.
Recalling firm: The firm that the FDA record names for a recall.
FDA records how the recall started: Voluntary: Firm initiated.
Products
1 product record in the event.
| Recall number | Product | Quantity | Class | Status | Report date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| F-1083-2016 | Hill Country Fare Chunk Light Tuna in pure vegetable oil NET WT. 5 OZ (142g) packaged in a metal can. | 5,376 units | Class II | Terminated | 27 Apr 2016 |
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Class II: The middle of the three FDA recall classes.
The event in context
- Food events that started in 2016
- 799
- Share of these events in Class II
- 43%
- Product records in this event
- 1Median of the firm: 4
- Events of the firm on the register
- 6
Other events of the firm
| Initiated | Product (first record) | Type | Class | Records |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 20 Apr 2017 | Hill Country Fare Thin Sandwich UPC 4122046090; Hill Country Fare Extra Thin Sandwich UPC 4122063420; Good Thin Bread; G | Food | Class II | 5 |
| 16 Dec 2016 | Fresh Strawberry Boston - FRZ and Fresh Strawberry Boston Cake packaged on plastic trays with domed lids. | Food | Class I | 6 |
| 14 Dec 2016 | Shelled Pistachios 7.3 oz. packaged in a clear plastic tub, Central Market Shelled Pistachios 7.3 oz. packaged in a clea | Food | Class I | 4 |
| 4 Feb 2016 | HEB Creamy Creations Caramel Pecan Turtle Ice Cream Half Gallon/Cont. Net. 1.89 L packaged in cardboard container | Food | Class III | 1 |
| 20 Nov 2015 | Mi Tienda Masa Preparada By the Pound packaged in bag | Food | Class II | 3 |
Official channels
- FDA enforcement report F-1083-2016The FDA record of the first product of this event.
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Cite this page
Recall Register. FDA enforcement event 73576. https://recallregister.com/fda/ii/73576/. Source: openFDA enforcement reports. Data through .
Sources
- Source
- openFDA food enforcement reports
- Licence
- CC0 1.0
- Export date
- 28 Sep 2026
- Newest FDA report date on the register
- 23 Sep 2026
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Questions
- Where was the product distributed?
- The FDA record gives this distribution:
Texas
- What quantity of product is in FDA event 73576?
- The FDA record gives this quantity:
5,376 units
- How did the recall start?
- The FDA record says:
Voluntary: Firm initiated
- How many food recalls of 2016 have the same class?
- 43% of the 799 food events that started in 2016 are in Class II.